In another thread you mentioned using fencing pincers to pull bullets with. Do they mess up jacketed bullets? I need to pull a couple hundred bullets from 22/250 cartridges and this sounds a lot faster but I don't want to ruin the bullets.

I never used them but I believe you'll find that anything that excert's enough force on the bullet to pull it will ruin the bullet. My best luck has been with an inertia puller but even then unless your very careful, you ruin the tip, even with the plastic tips. I have been thinking of foam rubber in the chamber of the puller to save the tip's easier but haven't tried it yet.

Pulling 200 bullet's is a chore!

My inertia bullet hammer has a big chunk of felt in the inside, bullets are un damaged

Put one of the foam ear plugs into the end of the inertia puller.

One thing that helps is to break the bullet loose with you seater die first. Push the bullet in a few thousandts and it will pull out easier.

Good luck with pulling light weigh bullets with an inertia puller.

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Originally posted by Luckyducker:
In another thread you mentioned using fencing pincers to pull bullets with. Do they mess up jacketed bullets? I need to pull a couple hundred bullets from 22/250 cartridges and this sounds a lot faster but I don't want to ruin the bullets.

Years ago a dear friend passed away and had a lot of handloaded ammo and his wife wanted to dispose of it and I told her we'd just add it to the auction as she was moving. However I was reluctant to sell loaded ammo so I pulled all the rounds.....and I started with a collet pullet.

After about twenty rounds I could see that I was still going to be at it for a week!

I grabbed a fencing pincers I found there and used it but it left a small mark on the bullets so I just kept the bullets thinking they weren't worth much that way.

A year or so later bullets (and primers) became hard to find so I pulled these old marked up bullets out of a box and put a micrometer on them to see how badly they were damaged.....not bad I thought.....so I loaded a five shot group and Walla.......great!!!

To this day I use a fencing pincers to pull bullets.....mostly I just want to pull one or two and throw the bullet away.....however it's clear that the small mark left don't mean squat!!!!!

Yes, the pincers leave a mark.....and it's insignificant!!!



If you're trying to pull bullets that are crimped, first install the seating die and seat the bullet 1/16th inch deeper to "break" the crimp....then pull it!

This thing by Forester would be on my bench if I hadn't discovered the fencing tool. It too marks the bullet.....again inconsequential!

Why not just spend $18 or so,and buy a RCBS bullet puller with collet and do it right? van

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Originally posted by van:
Why not just spend $18 or so,and buy a RCBS bullet puller with collet and do it right? van

I have an entire set of collet pullers......and find nothing right about them....they are slower and harder to handle.....my "tool" works as well as any tool I'd want!

We all have a different opinion as to "right" I guess. Besides.....my hands have seen surgery nine times to correct for Rheumatoid arthritis.....and they just don't like them collet pullers!

I do the same thing as vapodog only with vise grips. Channel lock pliers work too, I have collets too but hey are slower.

I didn't have the fencing pincers but I have a tile nipper that looks the same only smaller and used that. Worked great! Pulled about 180 bullets in about 30 minutes and very little damage to the bullets. Thanks Vapodog!

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Originally posted by Luckyducker:
I didn't have the fencing pincers but I have a tile nipper that looks the same only smaller and used that. Worked great! Pulled about 180 bullets in about 30 minutes and very little damage to the bullets. Thanks Vapodog!

works great don't it!!!

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works great don't it!!!

Yep. Many years ago, I purchased a large quantity of M2 ball bullets that had been pulled using side cutters or fence pliers, leaving a definate mark where jaws contacted the bullet. Figured to use these for "plinking" ammo; proved to be as accurate as any M2 ball slug (Hey, they never were match bullets ). Recovered a few and found the marks to have been completely ironed out by the rifling.

Regards,
hm

Check Russ Haydon's site as he sells a bullet puller that doesn't hurt the bullets. Fast, easy to use and simple. 253-857-7557

Vapo,

Haven't seen one like in the pic from Forester.

I assume it screws in just like a die and once the bullet slides in the device grabs it when the force is applied down?

Sounds like a heck of an idea. Are the jaws metal or do the have some sort of rubber for grip.

That brings up another idea. If we could somehow get some little pieces of rubber on the jaws of the fence pliars, that may help out with the bullet damage. I'm just not sure if the rubber would give enough bite to hold on....


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